Federal statistics agency
Appears in 12 stories · Last updated Nov 10, 2026
Primary source for U.S. energy and CO2 data; October forecast sees 2026 CO2 down 1.5%
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on track to fall about 1.5% in 2026, the Energy Information Administration forecast in October. EIA's own figures show emissions also fell in 2023 and 2024 before rising 2.6% in 2025. The Global Carbon Project puts the U.S. drop at 1.3%, with output back near 1991 levels. EIA puts most of its forecast drop on lower coal use, then less gasoline and diesel; the Global Carbon Project ties the U.S. drop to the Iran war's oil shock, which raised fuel prices and cut consumption.
Updated Yesterday
Published the November 3 accounting of global refinery runs
Refineries worldwide ran 4.8 million barrels a day less crude in the second quarter of 2026 than in the first, a 6% drop, after fighting in the Middle East closed the Strait of Hormuz in late February. Third-quarter throughput recovered 1.8 million barrels a day but stayed about 5% below the same period of 2025.
Updated 3 days ago
Published the Today in Energy report
Monthly wind generation on New England's grid averaged 68% higher in the first nine months of 2026 than in the same months of 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. September produced 668.9 gigawatt-hours, more than double September 2025 and the year's highest monthly total.
Updated Oct 31
Publishes weekly petroleum inventory data
Diesel averaged $6.31 a gallon on October 21, down from the record near $6.52 set in late September but still above $6 since September 10, according to AAA. The price is about 68% higher than the $3.76 average on February 28, when the US and Israel attacked Iran.
Updated Oct 24
Publishes the data documenting record exports
U.S. propane exports hit a record 2.2 million barrels a day in September, after averaging 2 million barrels a day in the first half of 2026, 11% more than a year earlier. The shipments are pulling down storage: stocks fell to 105.8 million barrels in the week ended October 16, the lowest since early August.
Reporting agency
U.S. natural gas production set a record in July 2026, with gross withdrawals reaching 137 billion cubic feet per day. It was the first monthly high of 2026, after five in 2025, and new Permian pipelines carrying gas to Gulf Coast export terminals drove the gain.
Updated Oct 19
As of October 2026: Primary data source for US energy statistics
American oil production hit 10 million barrels a day in November 2017, a level not seen since 1970. By early 2018, the United States had overtaken Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world's largest crude oil producer.
Updated Oct 5
As of September 2026: Watches inventories and refining capacity
Gasoline averaged $4.44 a gallon on Sept. 17, up 39% from a year ago; diesel hit a record $6.40, up 73%. President Donald Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, even as Houthi fighters escalated attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Updated Sep 17
As of August 2026: Source of the power plant and generation data
Almost every new power plant that switched on in the United States this year runs on sunlight or stores it. An Inside Climate News review of federal data found that large-scale solar and batteries made up roughly 91% of new grid capacity added in the first part of 2026.
Updated Aug 13
As of May 2026: Primary source of U.S. electricity generation data
For most of modern American history, coal generated the majority of the nation's electricity — roughly half of every kilowatt-hour consumed from the 1950s through the 2000s. In 2022, renewable sources surpassed coal-fired generation on an annual basis for the first time. By 2023, renewables produced about 22% of U.S. electricity while coal had fallen to 16%, a gap that is accelerating year over year.
Updated May 31
As of May 2026: Primary source of current price forecasts
Brent crude averaged $80 per barrel in 2024. The U.S. Energy Information Administration now forecasts it will fall to $58 in 2026 and $53 in 2027—a decline of more than one-third in three years. The reason: global oil production is growing faster than demand, and inventories are piling up at a rate not seen since the pandemic.
Updated May 27
As of May 2026: Issued the May 2026 forecast
Coal has powered Texas for most of the past century. In 2026, for the first time on record, utility-scale solar is forecast to outproduce it for the full year in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Updated May 14
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